Magneto-Optical Stern-Gerlach Effect in Atomic Ensemble
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v3
Abstract
We study the birefringence of the quantized polarized light in a magneto-optically manipulated atomic ensemble as a generalized Stern-Gerlach Effect of light. To explain this engineered birefringence microscopically, we derive an effective Shr\"odinger equation for the spatial motion of two orthogonally polarized components, which behave as a spin with an effective magnetic moment leading to a Stern-Gerlach split in an nonuniform magnetic field. We show that electromagnetic induced transparency (EIT) mechanism can enhance the magneto-optical Stern-Gerlach effect of light in the presence of a control field with a transverse spatial profile and a inhomogeneous magnetic field.
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@article{arxiv.0802.0333,
title = {Magneto-Optical Stern-Gerlach Effect in Atomic Ensemble},
author = {Yu Guo and Lan Zhou and Le-Man Kuang and C. P. Sun},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.0333},
year = {2009}
}
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7 pages, 5 figures